Over 120,000 tickets got sold in just 6 hours time as fans in Australia & New Zealand gathered to get an opportunity to watch U2 play their first show in 8 years.
The band’s March 31 show at Sydney’s 70,000 seat Telstra Stadium sold-out within an hour of the ‘Vertigo 06′ tour date going on sale. 55,000 got sold in Melbourne, the Telstra Dome by early afternoon. Ericsson Stadium show in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 17 turned out a complete sold out.
Some more dates are yet to be announced. Extra shows will include Melbourne on March the 25th and April the 1st in Sydney.
Current dates are as follows:
Auckland Ericsson Stadium (March 17)
Brisbane Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre (21)
Melbourne Telstra Done (24)
Adelaide AAMI Stadium (28)
Sydney Telstra Stadium (31)
